[Lincolnparkdc] What to do about scooters?

[Beth Peacock]

Yes, I saw that and wondered if they might now be chained to our iron fences.

My only success having scooters set up elsewhere is to obtain a customer service number online, call early morning - like 5 am - and speak with a real person; ask they be relocated and promise to continue contact until problem is addressed - and follow-up within hours.

Beth Peacock

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> On Sep 7, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Peter R <CapHillPeter at doofuscorp.com> wrote:
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> If you believe that a law will help, then the problem will solve itself in a month.  As of Oct 1, scooters must be locked to a bike rack or pole.  While I doubt that most riders will bother with this, the bike companies and the “scooter wranglers” will probably have to obey it.  Or at least you will have grounds to complain if they leave them in the middle of the sidewalk or no-parking zone.
>  
> From https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/09/03/dc-scooter-operations-permit/
> “A new law mandating all scooters and dockless bikes be locked to racks or poles goes into effect Oct. 1...”
>  
> Also note that most or all scooters have a phone number and email for the company marked on them.  Sometimes they even respond to calls and emails.
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> --Peter--
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> From: Martha Huizenga <uygp-hs47 at DoofusCorp.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2021 10:47 AM
> To: Lincoln Park DC listserve <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info>
> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] What to do about scooters?
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> I'd rather have them in the no parking zones than in the parking area where it's limited. Maybe they can move them to the other end of Kentucky on the corner that meets 13th (East Side), so they don't block vision of turning cars?
> ---
> Martha Huizenga
> cell 703-626-4026
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> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:44 AM Suzanne Nelson <suzannenelsonvoice at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree this wasn't the purpose of the no parking lanes. 
> Those scooters were placed there by the company (saw one of their large box trucks with the ramp extended) so contacting Lime seems like a good place to start.
>  
> Suzanne
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> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:03 AM Sharon Swingle <sswingle100 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Some of you may have noticed, but the newly reconfigured bike lanes/parking in the 100 block of Kentucky Avenue SE has now attracted a bunch of Lime scooters parked illegally at the north end of the street, in the striped no-parking zone.  We tried submitting a request for parking enforcement, but got a response that we needed to "take it up with the mayor's office" because they apparently will not cite Lime for illegal parking.  Whatever your views of the new configuration, it seems pretty obvious that any safety benefits are nullified if the no-parking zone at the corner, intended to improve driver sight lines, is full of vehicles.  Any idea how to fix this, before it becomes a recurring problem?
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> Sharon
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